Venous Excess Ultrasound and Adverse Renal and Clinical Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure and Critical Illness: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Syrym Alika, Xiao Yang, Han Yu Wang, Jing Zhang & Zhiyong Peng · International Journal of Advances in Nephrology Research · 2026
Background: Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) is increasingly used as a bedside tool to assess systemic venous congestion, but its prognostic value for renal deterioration and short-term clinical outcomes in acute heart failure and critical illness remains uncertain. We conducted...
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10.9734/ijanr/2026/v9i195